DIY Build MQ-9 Reaper UAV Drone - Foam RC plane 2500 mm

This is the first time I make a glider like model aircraft. I build and make the plans for this MQ-9 Reaper because there are many request for this UAV drone and it looks cool with all bombs and missiles it can carries. Learning from many previous model on Youtube videos, I decided to make the size of it with 2500mm wingspan, to give lighter wing loading. I enlarge the wing area almost doubled also made the stabilizers a bit bigger then the scale for maintaining stabilization. Surprisingly it take off without any issue and fly very stable and floating. SUBSCRIBE and Like to support this channel #rcplane #depron #mq9reaper You can download the plans and build instructions on the link below : Join this channel to get access to perks: Playlist : 00:00 Opening 00:33 Making wing with 5mm foam 05:18 Making landing gear 06:40 Building the fuselage 10:31 Making V-stab 13:06 Install brushless motor 16:09 Covering with laminating film 18:49 Applying decals with painted vinyl stickers 19:49 Making pylons with 3mm foam and plywood 21:26 Attaching aileron hinges 22:06 Making camera holder from paper 23:21 Making hellfire missile with paper 25:46 Balancing 3 blade prop 27:25 Installing stabilizer servo and linkages 29:27 Maiden flight 32:25 Second flight 34:58 Next Episode? Specs : 1. Wingspan 2500 mm / 98.4 inches 2. Flying weight : 1800 grams/ 63.5 oz 3. Wing loading :33.7 gram/dm2 - 11 oz/. 4. Wing cube loading : 4.6 5. Wing Area : dm2 / 829 . 6. CG : 8 cm / inch from LE (leading edge on root chord) Electronics - DXW 3536 1200kv - 50A ESC - Battery Lipo 3S 2200mah - 3 x 9 gram servos (micro servo) - 1 X standard servo - 50mm, 60mm foam wheels Materials : 1. 5mm 3mm Foamboard/ Depron/ Polyfoam 2. 3mm 9mm Plywood 3. Mica Plastic 4. hot glue, UHU glue, CA glue 5. laminating film Tools : 1. Hot glue gun 2. Heat gun 3. Covering iron
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